Grip



May 19, 1925.

1,538,259 J. P. RATIGAN GRIP Filed June 21, 1924 Patented May'1 9, 1925 JAMES i. VBA'TIGA'N, or. nnnrmeroii PARK, *cALiroR'm GRIP.

Application flied time 21, 1924. Serial No. 721,607.

To all whom it may comm; Be it known that L JAMES P. Rnrienn, a citizen of the United States, residin g' at Huntington Park, in the countyofLos Angeles and Stateof California, have invented a new and useful Grip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to grips of the character employed for holding; sucker lines and the like in the art relating to oil well tools.

An object of the invention is to makeprovision for multiplying the pressure "exerted upon the ressure-applying; ineinber so as to more effectually clamp the polish rod in the grip.

Another object is to efle'ct the iniiltiplica tion of pressure in a simple manner so that the operations of clamping and unclampiiig the polish rod'are quickly eiiected'; I

Another object is to provide for fulcruming of the pressurelolo'ck in the grip body,

independently of means for retaining the,-

pressure block in operative relation With the grip body.- 1 p yr Another object is to provide thegrip with novel suspension means. a 1 r Another object is to provide for quick attaching of the suspension. means to the grip body and detaching therefrom.

A further object is to provide a grip of this character of great compactness and strength. i i 1 The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention in several of its forms? Fig. lis a plan view of a grip constructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention, the suspensioncahles being in sec tion and a p'o'rtioii'of the clamping screw being broken away to contract the view. A 40 polish rod shown in cross section; is clamped in the grip. V I V Fig.- 2 is a sectional elevation on the line indicatedby' 9, 2,- Fig: 1.

1 Fig. 8 is a fragmental plan section -of an- 45 other form of grip embodying the invention.

Fig. 4 is sectional elevation, similar to Fig. 2, of a still different forth of grip einbodying the invention, the suspension links being emitted; The form cf the invention shew in Figs. 1 andQof the drawings will first be des'c'ribed. I There is provided an elongate angular body 11 having in one side a recess 12'; the

inner wall oi which is concave. This recess l'2will accommodate sei eral siies of polish rods. A polish rod is indicated ate within the recess. A plane passing longitudinally of the body 11 through the axis of the recess v 12 coincides with the axes of holes 13 which respectively onen "from the ends of the body into cavities H. 15 in the end portions of the body.

Hook-shaped links 16 extend through the holes 13 into the cavities, l4, 15. Thehook shape of the links 16 tends to prevent said hooks from pulling out of the holes 13; and

to further insure against this pullingout the tips of the hooks 16 are provi'ded wit-h transversely extending cotter pins "17 which prevent withdrawal of thelinks 16 by bear ingagainst the walls of the cavities 14,- 15.

Suspension cables 18 are secured iii the links 16 by any of the usual means employed in I such connections. The openings 13 are approximately the same distance from the axis of the recess 12., and, accordingly; the grip will be nicely balanced upon the links 16 Whenthe weight of the sucl'rerlin'e is iniposed upon said grip. I The body 11 is provided opp'esit'eto the recess 12 with a slot- 19 having a concave Wall portion 20 which constitutes a fiilcru'in" for a pressure block 21. 'A portion 22 of the pressure block 21 is flush with-the upper and lower faces of the body 11 and lies external of the "slot 19. and another portion constitutes a tongue 28that extends into the slot 19 and portion 23 is provided with a convex face 24- fittin'g and nuemined against the concave face 20.

The portion 220i th'e'block is positioned at the mouth of the recess 12 so as to engage the outer face of the polish rod a when said polish rod is in the recess, thusfto force the polish rod against the inner curved wall '20 of said recess.

An arm 25 of the edd 11 extends at an acuteangle to theplane in which lie the axes of the recess 12 and holes 13, and extending transversely in said a11n 25 is a hole '26 in whichis screw-threaded a clamping screwv 27, The inner end of the clairipin'g screw 27 bears against the pressure block 21 on the block 21, if connected by angle, the axis of the recess 12 being between the fulcrum 20 and bearing point of the screw 27. Thus, when the screw 2? is tightened, it causes considerable leverage to be exerted by the block 21 against the polish rod (1. In fact the pressure block 21 constitutes a lever of the second class.

While it is unnecessary to provide means for retaining the pressure block 21 in place when the clamping screw 27 is loosened, it is preferable in tools of this character to provide against falling apart of the different elements of the tool when the tool is released so as to guard against their misplacenient and loss. i'xccordingly, in this device means are provided for retaining the block 21 against falling away from the body 11 when the clamping screw 27 is loosened. In the particular instance illustrated in F 1, a portion of the block 21 constitutes a finger 28 which passes through a hole 29 in the rear wall of the slot 19, and extending transverse ly through the projecting end of the finger 28 is a cotter pin 30 which bears against the outer face of the slot wall 301. The linger 28 fits loosely in the slot 29 so that pivotal motion of the block 21 upon its fulcrum 20 can take place for the clamping and unclamping motions of the blocl: with respect to the polish rod a.

The foregoing will make clear the con struction and operation of the invention and it will be readily understood that, in actual practice, to effect clamping of the polish rod, the screw 27 being retracted, the body 11 will be moved into position to receive the polish rod in the recess 12, said polish rod easily passing between the body 11 and the block 21. After the polish rod is in the recess, the screw 27 will be turned to force the block 21 against th polish rod and the polish rod against the inner curved face of the recess 12. It will be noted that the reaction forces, due to the pressure of the screw 27 against the block and the resistance of the polish rod to such pressure, is imposed on the fulcrum 20 and that the fulcrum and that portion of the block bearing against said fulcrum are of massive construction so that breakage of these parts will not occur.

Now considering the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3, the parts that function the same as those above described will be indicated by the same reference characters with the addition of the letter exponent a. It will be noted that, the principal difference in construction between this form of the invention and that previously described, is that in this form the block 21 is in two parts hingedly connected, the finger 28 having one member 31 of the hinge and the main portion of the block 21 having other members 32 of the hinge. Only one of the members 32 can be seen because of the nature of the view. The hinge pin is shown at 83.

It will be noted that the hinge pin 33 is loose in the finger 28 so as to insure that the reaction pressure of the block 21 will take place against the fulcrum 20 and not against the pin 33. The operation is the same as above described excepting that the finger 28 remains stationary when the block 21 is moved on its fulcrum.

Now referring to the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, parts that functionally correspond to those shown in Figs. 1 to 3 are indicated by the same reference numerals with the addition of the le ter exponent b. In this form the pressure block 21 is retained in position, when the clan1p ing screw, not shown, but identical with the screw 27 is loosened, by a pin 33 which is mounted in the body 11". The pin 33 loosely engages the block 21 so as to insure that the reaction pressure of the block will take place against the fulcrum 20 and not against the pin.

I claim:

1. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and a slot opposite to the recess, the rear wall portion of the slot being concave, a pressure block projecting into the recess and provided with a convex face fulcrumed against the concave wall portion, and means on the body to force the block about its fulcrum toward the wall of the recess.

2. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and a slot opposite to the recess, the rear wall portion of the slot being concave, a pressure block projecting into the recess and provided with a convex face fulcrumed against the concave wall portion, and a screw in the body to bear against the pressure block, the fulcrum point, the axis of the recess and the bearing point of the screw when connected by lines being at the points of a triangle of which the lines are the sides.

3. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and a slot opposite to the recess, the rear wall portion of the slot being concave, a pressure block projecting into the recess and provided with a convex face fulcrumed against the concave wall portion, means to loosely retain the pressure block in the slot, and a screw in the body to press against the pressure block, the fulcrum point, the axis of the recess and the bearing point of the screw when connected by lines being at the points of a triangle of which the lines are the sides.

4. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and having a concave wall portion, a pressure block provided with a convex face fulcruined against the concave wall portion, and a screw in the body to bear against the pressure block, the fulcrum point, the axis of the recess and the bearing point of the screw when connected by lines being at the points of a triangle of which the lines are the sides.

5. A grip of the character described 00111- prislng a body having a recess 111 one side and having a concave wall portion, a pressure block provided with a convex face fulcrumed' against the concave wall portion, means to loosely retainthe pressure block in the slot, and a screw in the body to bear against the pressure block, the fulcrum point, the axis of the recess and the bearing point of the screw when connected by lines being at the points of a triangle of which the lines are the sides.

6. A grip of the character described comprising abody having a recess in one side and a concave wall portion and a hole, a pressure block having a convex portion fulcrumed against the concave wall portion and having afing'er at one end loosely engaging the hole, a pin extending trans versely through the finger to retain said finger, and means to force the other end of the pressure block toward the recess.

7. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and a concave wall portion and a hole, a pressure block of sectional construction,

one section having a convex portion ful-' crumed against the concavewall portion and the other section loosely engaging the hole and hinged at one end to thefirst section, a pin extending transversely through the last section to retain said section, and means to force the other end of the pressure block toward the recess.

8. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and a concave wall portion, a pressure block having a convex portion fulcrumed against the concave wall portion, means including a I pin loosely connecting the pressure block to of the pressure block about its fulcrum toward the recess.

9. A grip of the character describedcomprising a body having a recess in one side and a slot opposite to the recess, the rear fulcrumed against the concave wall portion,

and means on the body to force the block about its fulcrum toward the'wall of the recess.

11. A grip of the character described comprising a body having a recess in one side and having a concave wall portion, a

pressure block provided with a convex face fulcrumed against the concave wall portion, means to loosely retain the pressure block in the recess, and means on the body to force the block about its fulcrum toward the wall of the recess. j

12. A grip of the character described comprising a body having arecess in onev side to receive .the' member that is ,to be clamped, a block fulcrumed opposite to the recess and extending into the recess engageable at an intermediate point with the member that is to be clamped, a screw threaded in the body and bearing against a point near the outer end of the block, the

prolonged axis of said screw passing in front of the member that is clamped so that the bloclrwill act as a lever against said member.

Signed at Los Angeles, California, this 9 13th day of June, 1924.

JAMES P. RATIGAN. 

